<p>To elaborate: Do individuals at high school keep a rather constant GPA or will it change over time. As in you need a 4.5 weighted GPA to get into top 5%, would that value change over time, or stay close</p>
<p>Obviously there are fluctuations from grade to grade, but average GPA is probably kept constant. I know ours is within .2 or so of 3.2 every year.</p>
<p>GPA has been going up (known as grade inflation). [High</a> School Grades Hit By Inflation - CBS News](<a href=“http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/01/27/national/main538000.shtml]High”>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/01/27/national/main538000.shtml)</p>
<p>I wish my school had grade inflation…</p>
<p>We have a scale out of 5, but every year the valedictorian has around a 4.5. Our average has been within .02 of 3.2 every year since my freshman year as well.</p>
<p>In my above post I meant .02, not .2 by the way.</p>
<p>I think I worded my question wrong. I’m asking if the average gpa will change within that graduating year. For example if you need a 4.5 gpa to get into top 5% your freshman year, will it stay in that same area your junior year?</p>
<p>It depends on the high school. Our high school’s top GPA keeps going up every year because the school keeps adding classes that add weight to the GPA.</p>